Deputy Minister of defense of the Russian Federation Alexey Krivoruchko on Saturday announced the start of preliminary tests of air defense system s-500 in 2020. As Krivoruchko has told in interview to the newspaper “Red star”, the supply of troops in the newest system of air defense is planned for 2025.
Earlier, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov in an interview to “Interfax” stated the readiness of the s-500 to the serial production after successful factory testing.
the s-500 production concern “Alma-Antey” will be the basis of a common national system of air and missile defense, in which the principle of separation destroy ballistic and aerodynamic purposes.